Coming in 2027

THE MENDERI PLATFORM

Find. Design. Collaborate. Fund.

The Menderi platform is being developed to connect device models and build information, AI prototyping, project workspaces, and crowdfunding in one accessible pathway from an unmet need to a buildable project.

Follow development

Follow development

Concept rendering of a teal assistive-device assembly, shown assembled and separated into its build components.
Concept rendering of a teal assistive-device assembly, shown assembled and separated into its build components.

Concept Rendering

PLATFORM OVERVIEW

5 Stages. 1 Loop.

One project can move from source parts and models through assisted design, structured collaboration, public support, and fabrication—then return useful models and build information to the Library.

The Menderi working loop: Open Device Library, Mendr AI, Menderi Community, Project Crowdfunding, and Fabrication, returning models and build information to the Library. Community and Crowdfunding are coming in 2027.
The Menderi working loop: Open Device Library, Mendr AI, Menderi Community, Project Crowdfunding, and Fabrication, returning models and build information to the Library. Community and Crowdfunding are coming in 2027.

Open Device Library

Search an aggregated catalog of assistive technology models, parts, geometries, source links, license information, and build instructions where available. The Library will draw from hardware and mechanical vendor repositories, 3D-printing platforms, VFX libraries, and projects developed through The Menderi.

Mendr AI - Automated Device Builder

Describe or upload what you need through text, voice, images, drawings, 2D CAD, or 3D files. Mendr AI is designed to search for matching components, propose connections and assemblies, and prepare preliminary OBJ and STL outputs for refinement and fabrication.

Coming in 2027

Menderi Community

Move from discussion into a structured project workspace. Discord will support open conversation, while Menderi workspaces will organize approved projects, roles, files, decisions, tasks, documentation, and links to technical repositories when needed.

Coming in 2027

Project Crowdfunding

Give promising assistive technology projects a place to gather public support. Funding models will vary by project, with The Menderi serving as platform host and an optional design, fabrication, or project-management partner.

PLATFORM OVERVIEW

Types of Devices We Build

Types of Devices We Build

Device types: accessibility, wheelchair, blind, deaf, mobility, impairment, Braille, walker, access ramp, prosthetic leg, independence, mobility aid, visual impairment, inclusive design, and patient aid.

FROM FILE TO FABRICATION

Digital output is not the finish line.

Digital output is not the finish line. A user may download a project package for an independent fabricator, request professional handoff through The Menderi, or continue development with the Community. Completed projects can return models and build information to the Library where licensing and participant consent allow.

Concept rendering of an assembled teal assistive holder with an adjustable mounting clamp.
Concept rendering of an assembled teal assistive holder with an adjustable mounting clamp.

Concept Rendering

Fund What’s Missing

Support personalized device projects now and the shared tools being developed to help more people find, design, and build what they need.

Donations are processed by the Victor Pineda Foundation, The Menderi’s fiscal sponsor.

Fund What’s Missing

Support personalized device projects now and the shared tools being developed to help more people find, design, and build what they need.

Donations are processed by the Victor Pineda Foundation, The Menderi’s fiscal sponsor.

Fund What’s Missing

Support personalized device projects now and the shared tools being developed to help more people find, design, and build what they need.

Donations are processed by the Victor Pineda Foundation, The Menderi’s fiscal sponsor.

Get involved

Help Build What’s Missing

The Menderi brings disabled individuals, designers, fabricators, clinicians, community organizations, and technical partners together to develop better assistive technology. Join us by contributing your time, expertise, resources, or support.

Join the Menderi Newsletter

Get occasional updates on device builds, the Open Device Library, Mendr AI, and ways to participate.

Get involved

Help Build What’s Missing

The Menderi brings disabled individuals, designers, fabricators, clinicians, community organizations, and technical partners together to develop better assistive technology. Join us by contributing your time, expertise, resources, or support.

Join the Menderi Newsletter

Get occasional updates on device builds, the Open Device Library, Mendr AI, and ways to participate.

Get involved

Help Build What’s Missing

The Menderi brings disabled individuals, designers, fabricators, clinicians, community organizations, and technical partners together to develop better assistive technology. Join us by contributing your time, expertise, resources, or support.

Join the Menderi Newsletter

Get occasional updates on device builds, the Open Device Library, Mendr AI, and ways to participate.